Taking Charge (2nd ed.), Chapter 7.2
- 1. Organizing Your Records & Documentation Section 7.2: Educational Success Through Effective Documentation Taking Charge: Chapter 7 © 2010 TSTC Publishing
- 2. Documentation Documentation is practically mandatory in educational life It’s important to have an efficient note-taking system © 2010 TSTC Publishing
- 3. Being Prepared Always bring the necessary materials to class. These may include: Writing utensils Paper Laptop © 2010 TSTC Publishing
- 4. Knowing What to Write What is new to me? What is relevant? © 2010 TSTC Publishing
- 5. Pay Attention Dates of events Names of people Theories Definitions Arguments and debates Images and exercises Your own questions © 2010 TSTC Publishing
- 6. Organizing Your Information Make an outline Develop your “shorthand” system for taking notes There are different note-taking styles: Formal Informal Cornell © 2010 TSTC Publishing
- 7. Good Habits Go to class Go to class prepared Pay attention in class Use various colored pens for note taking Rewrite or type your notes the same day you write them © 2010 TSTC Publishing
- 8. Educational Journaling Gain deeper insights Find further applications Track your progress toward your goal of graduation © 2010 TSTC Publishing
- 9. Journaling (cont.) Educational journaling will help you document your personal growth You will see future applications of the knowledge you’re learning You can share your ideas with others © 2010 TSTC Publishing
- 10. Further Reflection How can you improve your note taking process? After your next class, journal about what you learned. How did this help you retain information? © 2010 TSTC Publishing
- 11. Additional Resources Lifehack.org http:// www.lifehack.org AcademicTips.org http:// www.academictips.org DLL Study Skills Series: Note Taking Skills http://www.education.ex.ac.uk/dll/studyskills/note_taking_skills.htm © 2010 TSTC Publishing